It is at least the second time this month that someone needed medical care after police used a stun gun on them, and the last one was deadly. On April 2, Donald "Dontay" Ivy, 39, died after he was hit with a stun gun and subsequently struggled with police.

His death triggered protests in the city. Police have not said why officers stopped Ivy, a paranoid schizophrenic, but a family member told the Times Union last week that the department told them police approached Ivy because his sleeve was over his hand and they suspected he had a gun. He was unarmed.

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The prongs of the stun gun hit Townsend in the head and arm. He was quickly restrained, and, police said he agreed to put his arms behind his back to be handcuffed. The seizure began after he was cuffed, police said.

Medical workers were called to the scene, and police began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Townsend regained consciousness at the scene and was talking before he was taken to the hospital, police said.

Acting Chief Brendan Cox said he and his command staff will meet Monday with a physician at Albany Med to review health information related to Taser use. But he said Officer Milton Johnson used his Taser correctly when he attempted to stop Townsend, who authorities said tried to flee when police tried to apprehend him for his alleged involvement in an August shooting.

Cox said Johnson recognized the suspect, Townsend, sitting in a vehicle parked on First Street near Lexington Avenue. Townsend had a warrant for his arrest for allegedly failing to comply with the terms of his parole. The chief said Townsend stopped going to parole meetings after the Orange Street shooting.

Cox said police attempted to take Townsend into custody in September, but that he ran into the Tivoli Lake Preserve and was lost as night approached. The chief said Saturday that after recognizing Townsend, the officer told him to allow police to take him into custody or he would use the stun gun.

"(The suspect) decided to run. And based on all information, having been involved in a shooting and believed to have a gun, it was an appropriate use of the Taser," Cox said Sunday. No gun was found.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan referred all questions to Cox on Sunday. Johnson, a 10-year member of the force, is still on active duty. The three officers in the Ivy case are on leave.

Cox said he knew nothing of Townsend's health history and was not sure what caused the seizurelike attack.

Police said that after Townsend lost consciousness, Johnson began to do chest compressions. Within a few minutes, Townsend regained consciousness. Townsend left the hospital in police custody.

Townsend was charged with third-degree criminal possession for his alleged role in the August gunfire, in which a shell casing was found and a gun had been hidden on top of a garage roof. He had been on parole following a second-degree robbery conviction. Townsend now also faces a resisting arrest charge and a parole violation.

While Cox provided details about Saturday's incident, he said he would not provide details about the circumstances surrounding Ivy's April 2 death. Ivy, a paranoid schizophrenic with a heart condition, was stopped by Albany police while walking on Lark Street after midnight.

Police said Ivy struggled with three other officers at the corner of Lark and Second streets, and that Ivy was shocked with a Taser at least once. Police said Ivy tried to run but that police were able to restrain him.

Cox said the medical examiner's report on Ivy's death has yet to be completed.

Relatives told the Times Union last week that police said they stopped Ivy, a father who graduated from Virginia State University, because of the pulled-down sleeve. Relatives said Ivy provided identification, and that they frisked him from the back and front before the struggle began.

Cox said while police have tried to provide details to Ivy's family, he does not want to release details publicly while the Albany County district attorney's office investigates Ivy's death.

Cox said he is meeting with Dr. Michael Dailey, medical director for city of Albany public safety, and a physician at Albany Med to "go over this incident and details of the incident and see if there's something we need to address in our training."

"I know with (the incidents) being as close as they are, it's easy to say there are similarities," Cox said about the Townsend and Ivy cases. "I think it's too early to judge that."